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Lavan		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 160
 
Born: October 28, 1890 in Usa, MI, GRAND RAPIDS
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1913 22 NYA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 4 3 4 8 7 7
1914 23 NYA AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 7 7
1915 24 NYA AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 8 8
1916 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 3 4 8 7 8
1917 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 3 4 8 7 8
1918 27 NYA AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 3 4 8 7 7
1919 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 3 3 8 7 7
1920 29 NYA AL     5 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 3 4 8 7 7
1921 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 7 8
1922 31 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 8
1923 32 NYA AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 4 5 8 7 8
1924 33 NYA AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 4 5 8 7 7
1925 34 WAS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 4 3 3 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 4 5 9 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1913 22 AA   131 481 59 115 27 1 2 37 12 5 70 76 .239 .336 .312 .648 55.1  
1914 23 AAA   124 495 73 138 26 3 6 43 14 13 68 84 .279 .366 .380 .746 69.2  
1915 24 AAA   132 533 64 110 30 3 3 58 12 9 63 98 .206 .290 .291 .581 46.1  
1916 25 NYA AL 9 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 .267 .267 .533 1.0 0.0
    AAA   119 463 58 129 18 5 8 63 18 6 59 67 .279 .360 .391 .751 68.0  
1917 26 NYA AL 68 126 11 28 1 3 0 14 4 1 5 21 .222 .258 .278 .535 9.0 0.5
1918 27 AAA   131 537 71 119 19 5 3 52 11 6 71 74 .222 .313 .292 .605 53.3  
1919 28 NYA AL 47 161 15 51 5 0 0 10 1 4 12 12 .317 .366 .348 .714 18.5 3.7
    AAA   89 355 41 96 15 2 2 41 10 2 28 44 .270 .324 .341 .665 40.1  
1920 29 AAA   130 508 77 167 31 6 11 86 18 6 65 63 .329 .405 .478 .883 94.6  
1921 30 NYA AL 15 28 5 17 4 1 0 6 1 2 5 0 .607 .629 .821 1.450 10.9 2.7
    AAA   77 292 58 105 19 2 5 55 13 2 54 30 .360 .460 .490 .949 64.6  
1922 31 NYA AL 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1923 32 NYA AL 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1924 33 NYA AL 11 27 4 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 3 .185 .290 .185 .476 1.7 0.0
    AAA   85 368 44 78 12 1 1 27 9 6 40 28 .212 .289 .258 .547 28.6  
1925 34 A   130 470 110 155 32 5 9 119 14 9 136 25 .330 .480 .477 .957 111.3  
7 Years Sim 162 367 35 107 10 4 0 35 7 7 26 40 .292 .339 .341 .680 41.4 6.9
8 Years AAA 887 3551 486 942 170 27 39 425 105 50 448 488 .265 .347 .361 .708 464.4  
1 Years AA 131 481 59 115 27 1 2 37 12 5 70 76 .239 .336 .312 .648 55.1  
1 Years A 130 470 110 155 32 5 9 119 14 9 136 25 .330 .477 .477 .954 111.3  
10 Years Minors 1148 4502 655 1212 229 33 50 581 131 64 654 589 .269 .361 .368 .729 630.8  
162 Game Average 367 35 107 10 4 0 35 7 7 26 40 .292 .339 .341 .680 41.4  
Career Highs 68 161 15 51 5 3 0 14 4 4 12 21 .607 .629 .821 1.450 18.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   258 25 82 8 3 0 25 6 6 16 29 .318 .356 .372 .728 32.1
vs LH   109 10 25 2 1 0 10 1 1 10 11 .229 .301 .266 .567 8.7
Home 89 211 21 68 6 1 0 22 6 4 10 22 .322 .354 .360 .714 25.3
Away 73 156 14 39 4 3 0 13 1 3 16 18 .250 .320 .314 .634 15.4
RISP   101 0 29 2 2 0 34 0 0 8 10 .287 .336 .347 .683 11.8
Pinch Hitting   62 3 16 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 11 .258 .258 .274 .532 4.0
Close/Late   60 10 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 10 .233 .352 .250 .602 6.2
Mar/Apr 5 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .167 .167 .250 .417 0.3
May 13 26 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .077 .172 .077 .249 -0.6
June 16 24 1 7 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 .292 .292 .375 .667 2.3
July 17 29 5 14 3 1 0 6 2 2 2 1 .483 .500 .655 1.155 7.2
August 45 121 15 44 3 1 0 12 1 3 12 11 .364 .418 .405 .823 19.1
Sep/Oct 62 155 12 38 3 1 0 12 3 1 10 18 .245 .293 .277 .571 12.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1916 25 NYA AL SS 2 2 17.0 4 4 1 0 .889 4.24 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1917 26 NYA AL SS 19 16 158.3 37 59 4 6 .960 5.46 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    CF 4 3 29.0 10 0 1 0 .909 3.10 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 1 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 1 0.0
1919 28 NYA AL SS 47 47 419.7 90 206 11 37 .964 6.35 0 0 .000 0 2.9
1921 30 NYA AL SS 10 7 67.7 12 30 1 5 .977 5.59 0 0 .000 0 0.3
1922 31 NYA AL 3B 1 1 8.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1923 32 NYA AL SS 4 0 5.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1924 33 NYA AL 2B 4 4 37.0 7 12 2 2 .905 4.62 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 2 1 11.0 2 3 1 0 .833 4.09 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 85 73 679.7 145 304 18 48 .961 5.95 0 0 .000 0 3.7
  2B 4 4 37.0 7 12 2 2 .905 4.62 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 4 3 29.0 10 0 1 0 .909 3.10 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  3B 2 2 14.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 1 0.0
Career Totals   97 83 770.7 167 318 21 50 .958 5.66 0 0 .000 1 4.0
Career Highs   47 47 419.7 90 206 11 37 1.000 6.35 0 0 .000 1  
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  6. Howard Freigau (929)
  7. Tom Daly (929)
  8. Bruno Betzel (929)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1913
Injured on 8/28/1914 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 9/2/1914 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 8/31/1916, off Fred Anderson (PHA)
Injured on 6/7/1921 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
2/11/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/16/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by New York (A) on 10/2/1924
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/15/1925 to a minor league contract
Injured on 8/21/1925 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 5 days
 
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